Pate's Grammar SchoolStroud High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Pate's Grammar School and Stroud High School are secondary schools.
Pate's Grammar School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Stroud High School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Pate's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Pate's Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Stroud High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 82.7 for Pate's Grammar School and 76.9 for Stroud High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Pate's Grammar School (84.0 in 2021-22, 82.7 in 2024-25) and has risen at Stroud High School (74.4 in 2021-22, 76.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheltenhamPate's Grammar School | StroudStroud High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A89/100Stronger figure | B84/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 2nd of 40 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,288 | 1,106 | |
| Capacity | 1,220 | 835 | |
| Location | Cheltenham, GL51 0HG | Stroud, GL5 4HF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 82.7 Stronger figure | 76.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.3% Stronger figure | 97.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% | 100.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.5% Stronger figure | 49.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.79 Stronger figure | 6.96 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 151 | 160 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 258 | 150 | |
| A-level average points | 50.8 Stronger figure | 41.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 51.0 Stronger figure | 41.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 71.3% Stronger figure | 33.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,288 | 1,106 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 3.8% | 3.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.3% | 6.2% | |
| SEN support | 5.6% | 4.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.5% Stronger figure | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.3% | 12.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Pate's Grammar School
Stroud High School
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